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Rolando Santos

Rolando Santos

FCE Site Role
Project Collaborator

Affiliation
Florida International University

Research
Marine spatial ecology, landscape ecology, GIS, trophic dynamics, essential fish habitats

FCE Working groups
Consumers, Consumer-Mediated Nutrient Transport

  • Contact
    • Mailing address:
    • Department of Biological Sciences
    • Florida International University
    • 11200 SW 8th St
    • Miami, FL 33199
  • Recent FCE Leveraged Projects
    Redesign of the Everglades fishing guide reporting system

    Authors: Rehage, J., R.O. Santos
    Funding organization: National Park Service - Department of the Interior
    Time period: 01 Dec 2022 - 01 Jan 2025

    Coastal Everglades Lakes as habitat for recreational fisheries

    Authors: Santos, R.
    Funding organization: South Florida Water Management District
    Time period: 01 Aug 2023 - 01 Aug 2024

    Effects of freshwater inflows and seagrass die-off on recreational fisheries: A trophic & movement ecology approach

    Authors: Rehage, J., R.O. Santos, C.R. Kelble, M.O. Hall, J. Nelson
    Funding organization: Everglades National Park
    Time period: 01 Jan 2018 - 31 Dec 2023

    Increasing knowledge of Biscayne Bay's science status and trends: Identify monitoring course of action through a synthesis of experts' knowledge

    Authors: Santos, R.
    Funding organization: Florida Sea Grant
    Time period: 01 Dec 2022 - 01 Dec 2023

    An examination of the risk of pharmaceuticals in South Florida: extent and pathways of exposure in a valuable recreational fishery, bonefish

    Authors: Rehage, J., R.O. Santos, W.R. James
    Funding organization: EPA
    Time period: 01 Jan 2022 - 01 Jan 2023

    Effects of seagrass die off on recreational fisheries: movement effects

    Authors: Rehage, J., R.O. Santos, J. Rodemann
    Funding organization: Ocean Tracking Network
    Time period: 01 Jan 2020 - 01 Jan 2023

    Abiotic effects on movement of Spotted Seatrout and Grey Snapper in response to a seagrass die-off

    Authors: Rehage, J., J. Rodemann, R.O. Santos
    Funding organization: FACT, Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association (SECOORA)
    Time period: 01 Jan 2020 - 01 Jan 2021

    Role of Florida Bay coastal embayments as fish habitat: linking the trophic and movement ecology of recreational fisheries

    Authors: Rehage, J., T.A. Frankovich, R.O. Santos
    Funding organization: South Florida Water Management District
    Time period: 01 Jan 2019 - 01 Jan 2021

    Examining the threat of pharmaceuticals to South Florida bonefish

    Authors: Rehage, J., R.O. Santos, T. Brodin, J. Fick, P. Cardinali
    Funding organization: Bonefish & Tarpon Trust
    Time period: 01 Jan 2018 - 31 Dec 2020

  • Recent FCE Presentations

    Castillo, N., J.S. Rehage, W.R. James, T. Brodin, R.O. Santos, J. Fick, R. Rezek, D. Cerveny, R. Boucek, A.J. Adams, T. Goldberg, L. Campbell, A. Perez, J. Schmitter-Soto, and J. Lewis. 2023. Understanding pharmaceutical exposure and the potential for effects in marine biota: a survey of bonefish (Albula vulpes) across the Caribbean Basin. SETAC North America 44th Annual Meeting, Louisville, Kentucky, November 16, 2023.

    Rezek, R., J. Massie, J. Nelson, R.O. Santos, N. Viadero, W.R. James, R. Boucek, and J.S. Rehage. 2023. Temperature and flooding duration mediate the structure of a floodplain spatial prey subsidy. Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation (CERF) Conference, Portland, Oregon, November 15, 2023.

    James, W.R., M. Coppola, G. Badlowski, R. Rezek, J.S. Rehage, and R.O. Santos. 2023. Spatiotemporal patterns of seagrass seascape state and stability in South Florida. Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation (CERF) Conference, Portland, Oregon, November 14, 2023.

    Santos, R.O., and W.R. James. 2023. Influence of ecosystem state and habitat complexity on trophic dynamics. Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation (CERF) Conference, Portland, Oregon, November 14, 2023.

    Kahmann, G., J.S. Rehage, J. Massie, J. Nelson, R.O. Santos, N. Viadero, W.R. James, R. Boucek, D. Crane, J. Hutchens, and R. Rezek. 2023. Population trends and trophic ecology of invasive peacock eels (Macrognathus siamensis) in the Florida Everglades. Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation (CERF) Conference, Portland, Oregon, November 13, 2023.

    Eggenberger, C., R.O. Santos, T.A. Frankovich, W.R. James, C.J. Madden, and J.S. Rehage. 2023. Environmental variation as driver of Common Snook and Atlantic Tarpon movement strategy selection in the Coastal Everglades. Florida Chapter American Fisheries Society Meeting, St. Augustine, Florida, May 9, 2023.

    James, W.R., J. Rodemann, G. Badlowski, V. Bautista, N. Castillo, S.V. Costa, A. Distrubell, C. Eggenberger, L. Kabat, J. Linenfelser, N. Rivas, M. Sandquist, J. Sturges, S. Trabelsi, M. White, J.S. Rehage, and R.O. Santos. 2023. Seasonal variation in trophic niche size and overlap in a seagrass food web. Benthic Ecology Meeting, Miami, Florida, April 29, 2023.

    Santos, R.O., W.R. James, C. Eggenberger, C.J. Madden, and J.S. Rehage. 2023. Testing for overlap in juvenile tarpon and snook resource use: the role of hydrological connectivity and nutrients. Benthic Ecology Meeting, Miami, Florida, April 26, 2023 - April 29, 2023.

    Santos, R.O.. 2023. Shift in trophic niche characteristics of Common Snook and Atlantic Tarpon in Everglades coastal lakes. Greater Everglades Ecosystem Restoration (GEER) Meeting, Coral Springs, Florida, April 20, 2023.

    Eggenberger, C., R.O. Santos, T.A. Frankovich, W.R. James, C.J. Madden, and J.S. Rehage. 2023. Environmental variation as driver of Common Snook and Atlantic Tarpon movement strategy selection in the Coastal Everglades. Greater Everglades Ecosystem Restoration (GEER) Meeting, Coral Springs, Florida, April 17, 2023 - April 20, 2023.

    Eggenberger, C., R.O. Santos, and J.S. Rehage. 2023. Movement Patterns and Habitat Selection of Sub-Adult Atlantic Tarpon in the Coastal Everglades. CREST CAChE All Hands Meeting, Coral Gables, Florida, April 1, 2023.

    White, M., J.S. Rehage, R.O. Santos, R. Rezek, J. Massie, and N. Viadero. 2023. When worlds collide: Consumer nutrient dynamics in the Florida Coastal Everglades. 2023 FCE LTER All Scientists Meeting, Fairchild Tropical Garden, Coral Gables, Florida, February 27, 2023.